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"Grandma! We're here to help!" Lin Menghan hurried over to their side.
"Exactly! We might not be able to start a fire, but we can help out!"
"Hey, Nancheng! Who says I can't start a fire?" Lin Menghan retorted, feeling a bit indignant. After all, she had lived in the countryside before.
"How about you give it a try?" Xu Mingzhong asked with a smile.
Wow! She was thrilled; finally, she could show off her skills.
Although their home had natural gas, living in the countryside meant they held onto some traditional beliefs, thinking it would save money. After all, using natural gas still cost money.
Arriving at the stove, Lin Menghan sat down without hesitation and grabbed a handful of straw from the side. Then she picked up the lighter from the stove and pressed it gently. With a click, she successfully ignited the straw. Carefully holding it upright, she waited for the flames to grow larger before placing it into the stove. Unfortunately, her hand accidentally brushed against some ashes.
She thought everything would go smoothly, but to her surprise, the flames began to dwindle. Panic set in—No, no! You can't go out! If you do, how embarrassing would that be!
In her flustered state, she blew on the flames in an attempt to keep them alive. Unfortunately, things went awry; not only did the fire not reignite, but it gradually extinguished, sending up thick clouds of smoke.
Coughing from the dense smoke, she quickly turned her face away. Despite this, tears streamed down her face from the irritation of the smoke. Lin Menghan hurriedly rubbed her eyes, feeling slightly better afterward.
"Hahaha! Lin Menghan, maybe you should just watch from the side," Xia Mei quickly called out to her and took her place at the stove.
Otherwise, you might end up singeing your eyebrows!
Xu Nancheng glanced at Lin Menghan while peeling garlic and couldn't help but smile widely: "Hahaha! Lin Menghan, you're really something!"
Lin Menghan was taken aback; that was too direct! And in front of Grandma and Grandpa too—this was a bit much. Her cheeks flushed crimson as she lowered her head, unable to look at anyone.
Grandma also chuckled at Xu Nancheng's teasing while Xu Mingzhong shook his head helplessly, thinking how mischievous this child had become.
Lin Menghan's face was as red as a ripe apple; inwardly she lamented how to handle this awkward situation.
At that moment, Xu Mingzhong smiled at Lin Menghan and said, "He means you have ash on your face!"
Hearing this, Xu Nancheng couldn't help but laugh again.
Lin Menghan's face turned even redder as she shot an annoyed glare at Xu Nancheng, silently cursing him for being so mischievous.
Seeing Lin Menghan's adorable reaction filled Xu Nancheng with warmth and joy.
"Here!" He kindly pulled out a tissue from his pocket and handed it to Lin Menghan gently. "Wipe your face!"
Lin Menghan accepted the tissue and gently dabbed at her face in an attempt to hide her blush.
"Lin Menghan, didn't you say you could do this? What happened?" Xu Nancheng suddenly asked again with a teasing smile on his face.
Lin Menghan's hand hovered in the air as she stared wide-eyed at Xu Nancheng, momentarily at a loss for words.
"Nancheng! You've really changed for the worse!" Lin Menghan complained while wiping her face.
"I haven't!" Xu Nancheng quickly retorted, trying to defend himself.
"You have! You definitely have! Just yesterday, you wouldn't have teased me!" Lin Menghan lightly tapped his shoulder.
"I was wrong, Lin Menghan, please forgive me!" Xu Nancheng hurriedly apologized, not wanting to provoke the girl any further. First, he genuinely feared his parents' reprimands; second, for some reason, he sincerely wanted to see her happy.
In truth, while Lin Menghan appeared angry on the surface, she was secretly delighted. If only he could speak like this with others too! But right now, it was only because she enjoyed talking to Xu Nancheng that she had given him the courage and opportunity.
"Hmph! That's more like it!" Lin Menghan proudly lifted her chin.
Xu Nancheng, you can't even compare to Lin Menghan. Just as he was about to argue back, Xia Mei intervened.
Turning to Lin Menghan, she said, "It's been a while since you two hung out; you might be a bit rusty. Why don't you go out and have some fun with Xu Nancheng? The kitchen is hot! Don't overheat!"
As they stepped out of the kitchen, Lin Menghan felt relieved. She had thought she wouldn't even get a word in and would surely be mocked by Xu Nancheng, but that wasn't the case.
Xu Nancheng wasn't that mean-spirited; he could tell that Lin Menghan had a strong sense of pride.
Suddenly, a phone rang.
"Hello! Son, what's up?"
"Get lost! Who's your son? Did you receive my sister's friend request?" Xu Dong shot back.
"Yeah, I got it. What's wrong?"
"I don't know how to talk to her. I just sent a 'Are you there?' message, and she ignored me." Xu Dong's tone was dejected on the other end of the line.
"Hahaha! You're going to make me die laughing! Starting with 'Are you there?' is just asking to be a clown! Don't you get it? If you keep this up, I won't stop laughing!" Chen Yi chimed in from the other side, bursting into laughter.
"Stop laughing!" Xu Dong slammed his hand on the table in frustration, nearly cursing.
"So what if I laugh?"
"I'll tear your mouth apart!" Xu Dong exclaimed, his frustration boiling over, and he no longer cared about his image.
He should have just approached Xu Nancheng directly; at least he was with Lin Menghan. Although he might not have any good ideas, he could at least report information.
"Oh dear, I'm so scared!" Chen Yi mocked, growing increasingly smug.
Ding dong! Xu Dong's phone notification chimed.
"Hey, my little sister replied! She even called me Brother Xu Dong!" Xu Dong was overjoyed.
"Hey, I got a message too, and she called me brother," Chen Yi said, glancing at his own phone.
Suddenly, it felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over Xu Dong's head.
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